Visual Arts
”Dan Graham’s Postmodern Dreams, Come to Life: Camille LeFevre ruminates on Dan Graham's retrospective at the Walker, and on the ‘peripatetic, insouciance, and incisive’ ways in which his work has foreseen the highly mediated world we now live in.“
Mnartists.org, November 2009, feature
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“Encore Presentation: The Walker Art Center brings back Tomas Saraceno after his soaring art experiment in 2008.”
Architecture Minnesota, May-June 2009, feature.
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“Of Transgenic Petunias and Glow-in-the-Dark Bunnies: Camille LeFevre offers some historical context for the ‘Edunia’ and breaks down the thorny issues raised by the eagerly anticipated unveiling of bio-artist Eduardo Kac’s latest creation, a ‘plantimal’ hybrid combining his own DNA with that of a petunia.”
Mnartists.org, May 2009, review
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“Saraceno’s Floating Worlds: Camille LeFevre reflects on the airy, utopian constructions of architect Tomas Saraceno, a number of whose creations are on view this summer at the Walker Art Center.”
Mnartists.org, June 2009, feature
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“It’s all about trees at ‘Bark | Bark’ show, new paintings by John Pearson and fabric art by Earl Gutnik”
Minnpost.com, August 2009, review
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“Performance Captured for All to See: Writer Camille LeFevre took in the show, ‘Art of Performance,’ currently on view at Altered Esthetics, and she reflects on the laudable but difficult task of capturing the essence of this most ephemeral form in visual art.”
Mnartists.org, January 2009, feature
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“From the Mouths of Presidents: Artist Luke DuBois created Snellen charts representing the words U.S. presidents used most often in their State of the Union addresses.”
Minnesota Magazine, July 2008, feature.
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“Through Baryshnikov’s Eyes: Camille LeFevre weighs in on iconic dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov’s exhibition of photography, ‘Merce My Way,’ by which he documents the inspired movements of fellow dance legend, Merce Cunningham.”
Mnartists.org, July 2008, feature.
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“Baryshnikov’s Photographic Pas de Deux”
Minnpost.com, June 2008, post.
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“Form + Content. This new North Loop gallery boasts bold artists with big ideas about art and everyday life.“
Twin Cities METRO, April 2007, feature.
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“Decoding: ‘Dreams and Allegories.’ Camille LeFevre attended the opening of Sean Smuda’s recent show at Flanders Gallery of his complex tableaux photographs. She enjoyed the pursuit of elusive meaning they offer.“
Mnartists.org, March 2007, review.
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“Bettye Olson and Theresa Handy. An established and an emerging artist examine humans’ relationship to nature.“
Twin Cities METRO, November 2006, article.
“Not Another Warehouse District. Artists brought ‘cool’ to Northeast Minneapolis and this time they’re determined to be part of the development that follows them.”
Twin Cities Business, October 2006, cover story.
“Marc Hauser. Leave your cameras at home during this celebrity-spotting exhibition. Photographer Marc Hauser has done the shooting for you.“
Twin Cities METRO, October 2006, article.
“Todd Norsten. Fresh from the Whitney Biennial, Norsten shows new work at Midway Contemporary Art.“
Twin Cities METRO, September 2006, article.
“Exercises: Merce Cunningham Draws! Camille LeFevre has some fascinating conversations about Merce Cunningham in Minnesota, and offers an interesting read on the show of his drawings currently at the Katherine Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota.“
Mnartists.org, October 2005, article.
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“What Makes Us Human? The newly completed West Bank Arts Quarter raises the profile of arts faculty research, collaboration and expression at the University of Minnesota, and illustrates why this type of scholarship is crucial to the well-being of individuals and communities.“
Minnesota Magazine, November-December 2003, cover story.
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“Room With a View. The octagon, symbol of immersion and resurrection, shapes a space for considering Agnes Martin’s minimalist art.“
Architecture Minnesota, July-August 2002, essay.